[TheForge][OT] Re: The Smell of Space - sorta OT

[David E. Smucker]

>From my childhood, "Fee Fie Foe Fum I smell (the blood of) an Englishman"
from Jack and the Beanstalk.  I didn't remember the part (the blood of) but 
then maybe my mother left that part out.

Nothing important here -- just something this discussion made me think of.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Hirst" <saltydog335 at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge][OT] Re: The Smell of Space - sorta OT


>I have no doubt the guy smelled something on the equipment.  I just 
>question his reasoning in deducing that it is "the smell of space".
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 9:44 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge][OT] Re: The Smell of Space - sorta OT
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>
> Interestingly, yesterday (or the day before) I heard part of an interview 
> on NPR with a doctor who was talking about the use of smell in medical 
> diagnosis.  He said he can tell when he walks in the room if a patient has 
> poorly controlled diabetes, or renal, or liver failure just from the 
> smell. I've also heard an OB-GYN talk about diagnosing certain STDs from 
> the smell. (I make no claims as to how this applies to the smell of 
> space.)
>
> Aubrey
>
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> On Behalf Of Albin Drzewianowski [dski1045 at qis.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 7:19 AM
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> The human nose can be trained to very high levels of discrimination.
> Examples of such are  chefs, coffee roasters, people that mix and 
> developed
> perfumes.  There are probably many other jobs where the human nose is
> trained to detect minute variations in odor.  The capability is there, it
> just needs to be developed through use and training.
>
> D-ski
> Westminster, MD
> "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne"
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